GR translation: A tree has inexplicably withered in the street to a shingly black corpse

[Mike Jing]

I'm not sure which one you are referring to, but yes, it is defined.  In
any case, OED offers two definitions, "Covered with shingles or wooden
tiles" or "Consisting of or covered with small stones".  The published
translation went with the second one, which I felt made no sense.  So i
asked just to be sure.

On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 5:31 AM, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:

> Online Free dictionary actually defines " shingly".
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Sep 2, 2015, at 2:04 AM, Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Right.  I should have thought of that.
>
> On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 7:12 AM, James Kyllo <jkyllo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Consider also the skin condition
>>
>> J
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 9:53 AM, Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> V632.1-9   He arrives at Twelfth House on Gallaho Mews in a homicidal
>>> state of mind. Bicycle thieves run down the back streets, old pros wheeling
>>> them three abreast at a good pace. Young men with natty mustaches preen in
>>> the windows. Children loot the dustbins. Courtyard corners are drifted with
>>> official papers, the shed skin of a Beast at large. A tree has inexplicably
>>> withered in the street to a shingly black corpse. A fly lands belly-up on
>>> the front fender of Roger’s motorcycle, thrashes ten seconds, folds its
>>> veined and sensitive wings, and dies. Quick as that. First one Roger has
>>> ever seen.
>>>
>>> What does "shingly" mean here?  I assume it refers to roof shingles. Is
>>> it meant to describe the appearance of the tree bark, as if it is made of
>>> shingles?
>>>
>>
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